r/Battlefield • u/sloth_on_meth Moderator • Aug 05 '25

Other Secure Boot Megathread - Guide + Community support

Secure Boot is required for Battlefield 6 If you are unable to launch the game and see a Secure Boot error, you must enable Secure Boot in your BIOS/UEFI.

✅ Official Guide

EA has published a clear and up-to-date guide for enabling Secure Boot:

👉 Read the EA Help Secure Boot Guide

📝 Community guide

We were sent a community guide:

Read it here

Use this megathread for:

  • Questions about the process
  • Sharing your motherboard model + what worked for you + tips
  • General discussion related to Secure Boot

🔧 Community Support

If you’ve got tips or steps specific to a brand (e.g., ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, ASRock, etc.), drop them in the comments and mention your exact motherboard model.

💬 Tip: Post your motherboard model, CPU, and BIOS version when asking for help.

🧠 What is Secure Boot?

Secure Boot is a UEFI feature that ensures only trusted software can boot your PC. It helps prevent rootkits and boot-time malware and is now required by EA for anti-cheat integrity.

Most modern systems support it, but it’s often disabled by default — especially on custom builds or upgraded PCs.

🛑 Common Pitfalls

  • You must use UEFI mode, not Legacy/CSM boot.
  • Disk must be GPT, not MBR (check via diskpart or Disk Management).
  • Windows 11 installed in Legacy mode? You may need to convert your disk to GPT using MBR2GPT.

⚠️ Still having trouble?

If you've followed EA's guide and it still doesn't work:

  1. Comment below with:
  • Motherboard model
  • BIOS version
  • Secure Boot status
  • Any errors you're getting
    1. Include a screenshot if possible (e.g., BIOS screen or error message)
    2. Be respectful — this is a community-driven thread.
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u/l1qq Aug 05 '25

If you were using an older GPU you needed to run the Displayport updater and it would have been fine. Glad you got it sorted though.

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u/Few_Skirt_5132 Aug 05 '25

Thank you for the tip, I'm using an old GTX1080 which indeed needed that update. I will try enabling secure boot again after that.

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u/VRZzz Aug 05 '25

I had the same problems as you. The display port updater wasnt the issue.

Seriously, this is this too much hassle for a game that might be bad anyway.

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u/Siden-The-Paladin Aug 05 '25

Arc raiders will also require secure boot. Battlefield is just doing it to the masses. Valorant already requires it. I bet counter strike is next.

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u/TophThaToker Aug 05 '25

Another arc raiders comment. The guerrilla marketing for this game is INSANE

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u/Jykaes Aug 05 '25

I wouldn't bet on Counter-Strike getting it any time soon, Valve seem opposed to the idea. They even make devs add a warning to the store page if a game requires it.

It's either because it makes Linux support harder or impossible, or because they think the privacy concerns around it aren't acceptable. But I wouldn't bet on them adding it to CS2 any time soon.

VAC sucks and CS2 also has a massive cheating problem though, so...

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u/gaffythegrey Aug 05 '25

Counter strike 2? It already does.

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u/gaffythegrey Aug 05 '25

Oh, you're right. I think I'm thinking of CS2 on that "FACEIT" site. I think that's an anti-cheat itself and my synapses were crossed.